the firefighter falls 150 to 200 feet. how fellow fares rescued him. >> a kidnapping in rch monday is over but police are still looking for the suspect of the we will tell you how you can help. >> an experiment may begin soon in san francisco. civilians may respond to some police calls. details ahead on kt v channel 2 news at noon. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >> good afternoon, topping our

news this noontime a developing story in the east bay, where a member of a local fire department was injured while doing maintenance work in a remote area. that area is in arinda near a min 0 pablo near tilden regional park. kraig debro joins us with details. good afternoon, kraig. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori, rescue teams have all but cleared the scene here in arinda but just minutes ago the entrance to a fire road here was the scene of a frantic rescue attempt and the victim was a fellow firefighter. news chopper 2 shot videotape of the scene. the chopper caught glimpses of the rescue operation of the incident command center but because of all the trees very little of the actual rescue operation. the fire department is said -- the firefighter is said to have minor injuries following a fall of 150 to 200 feet. according to the fire department at 9:52 this morning

a firefighter was injured when the you tilt he was driving in rolled poof the yom bang. of a fire trail. a fellow firefighter told me it was a back injury. according to that firefighter all kinds of resources were brought in to aid in the search including a chp helicopter but in the end an every day vehicle drove the injured firefighter to safety. >> they got him on a pickup truck and taking him over to the fire station 1. >> just the one guy. >> just one firefighter right now. >> what is his condition or something someh? >> right now i don't have all the information on his condition. >> life flight helicopter flew away without the injured man. later on the fire department would say the live -- the injured man was actually flown away to a hospital in a life flight helicopter, so it may have been that after they drove the injured firefighter down to a place where they helicopter could get to the person, remember there is steep hills behind us here at the top of the mountain, at that time he

may have been put into a helicopter but certainly not here. more details are being released as we speak and we will have an update for you later on. live from ray rind da, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> our other top story the search for a car thief and kidnapper in the east bay. it all started when a war was stolen at a gas station with a child inside. a few minutes later the child was found at barrett avenue and 41st street. later the car was recovered at 39th street and clinton avenue. ktvu's christien kafton joins us now with the latest on this case. good afternoon, christian. >> reporter: well, good afternoon. this is the gas station where this whole car theft and kidnapping investigation got underway. take a look right here. you can see if you take a look here through the window that there are a pair of police officers in there. they are bringing back tape. they had those this morning,

trying to dub them over looking for clues about their suspect. police say the victim and his daughter pulled into this gas station this morning. the father got out of the car to pay, left his five-year-old daughter in a car and that is when a mini van pulled up alongside and the unthinkable happened. one of the suspects from that vehicle gets out and gets into his cadillac. our victim had left his keys in the car and the suspect takes his car and then was last seen driving on to carlton boulevard. >> investigators say the father immediately called 911 but he was so distraught it took a while for dispatchers to figure out exactly what had happened. by 6:05 neighbors a few miles away were calling police to report an abandoned 5-year-old girl. police put two and two together. >> we were quickly able to link the two. the father and the doughtry united after ten mitts but i can't imagine would it be like to not know where your child was for that long. >> reporter: by 7:15 this morning neighbors from a few blocks away called police to report that the distinctive

gold and black cadillac had been dumped, no signs of the suspect. the little girl was only able to describe him as a black man with a baseball cap. police seized the car and are processing it for evidence. investigators say this is not just a simple car theft. >> it is a kidnapping. because the girl was in the car, whether the thief knew it or not the fact is that the girl was in the back of the car and she was taken for some time because she was dropped off. >> reporter: back out to our live shot again you can see those detectives still in there with the attendant here at the gas station, again looking for any clues. investigators again told me they do not believe that the suspect knew that the little girl was in the back seat of that car but they say that makes no difference. they are still treating this like a kidnapping. live in richmond, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, christian. antioch police are investigating three overnight shootings to see if they are connected. the first shooting killed a 20- year-old man on banon way after

midnight. about a half-hour later someone shot and injured a 64-year-old clerk at the 7-eleven store on hillcrest avenue. a 22-year-old man was also shot and injured on banon way. they say some residents heard a fight leading up to the shooting, although some reported just hearing the shots. >> i heard about like six gunshots sounded like a cannon. >> one witness told police four men ran from the store where the clerk was shot. there is also a report of a white buick or cadillac pulling town that first victim who was killed. the investigation continues into a devastating apartment fire that killed an eight-year- old girl in san jose. it happened on hamilton avenue before 2:00 yesterday morning. investigators say five children and two adults were inside a one bedroom unit where the fire started. everyone made it out safely except for the little girl. she was from durham, north

carolina and was visiting family. nine other neighbors suffered minor injuries and six families lost their homes. we are finding out more about a shooting in san rafael that injured one man around midnight at a home near second street and west end avenue. police say the shooting of a 24- year-old man prompted a massive police response for the gunman. they say 49-year-old edward alcolorado was the victim's roommate and shot him in the stomach during an argument. officers from several law enforcement agencies took part in the manhunt and within an hour they found alcolt hiding in the bushes. he was arrested at 2:00 a.m. and is scheduled for arraignment tomorrow afternoon. san francisco police continue to search for one of the men involved in a shootout over the weekend. it happened early saturday morning when officers tried to stop a car they believed had been carjacked. but the driver with a passenger

inside took off, leading officers on a chase. the car crashed on arkansas street where police say one of the suspects started firing at officers. they fired back but no one was hit. officers arrested one of the suspects while the other is still on the loose. also in san francisco police want witnesses to come forward following the deadly shooting of an alleged gang member in the bay view district. 24-year-old kerry dawson was shot to date near revere avenue andhaus street around 1:15 saturday morning as he sat inside his ford fusion. he was able to drive three blocks before he crashed. he later died at the hospital. and the city of san francisco may soon turn some civil janes into cops. the chronicle reports police chief george gascon is now considering a controversial law enforcement program that would allow civilian investigators to respond to nonviolent crimes like car breakins or burglaries. that would free up police to focus on violent crimes and

crimes in progress. we talked with people in san francisco this morning about this idea. >> if they are properly trained and, you know, have an interest in that field, i think it would be all right. but definitely nonviolent crimes only. >> the program is scheduled to get underway in january but faces strong opposition from san francisco's police union. police leaders from across the bay area will meet this week. they will discuss their response in oakland following the verdict in the bart police shooting case. the night of july 8th marked an unprecedented collaboration among 1000 officers from 15 bay area police agencies but it also brought unprecedented logistical problems, communication break downs often left officers standing by as protesters set fires, smashed windows and looted. looks like a top official

at bp may lose his job over the handling of the gulf oil disaster. there is a widespread food recall involving that product made here in the bay area. will inland temperatures ever warm up? meteorologist steve paulson has the forecast. also thousands of secret files about the war in afghanistan are leaked and published on line. details on the documents and their impact coming up.

an elderly pedestrian was injured by a cab this morning at a busy san francisco intersection. it is not clear if the victim was walking inside a crosswalk. that intersection is known for its fast moving traffic. the accident happened shortly after 8:00 a.m. the man's injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. an injured cable car operator was also taken away on a stretcher. he apparently hurt his back. they need to pull on hefty levers to get those cars to turn around and it is possible that could have caused the injury to his back. the state health department reports that a south san francisco company has recalled a number of its products after some were found to be contaminated with dangerous bacteria. the foods come from rackel

brand and include salads, wraps and sandwiches. health foirlgs say the bacteria can be especially harmful to pregnant women and young children. so far no one has reported any innesses tied to the food. those products are sold in several western states including california, arizona, nevada, oregon and washington. people who have these products should throw them away or return them to the store where they brought them. a whistle-blower website claims to have released more than 90,000 classified documents pertaining to the war in afghanistan. officials say this leak could be bigger than the release of the pentagon papers in the 70s. administration officials are condemning the development but bill it impact the united states efforts in that region? fox's jennifer davis reports from washington. >> reporter: it could be the largest leak of classified u.s. information ever. more than 90,000 documents of raw intelligence relating to the war in afghanistan now available for anyone to see on

the website. the founder of the antiwar group says the document reveal abuses by u.s. and coalition forces and perhaps even war crimes. >> if governments don't like populations being upset they should treat them better, not conceal abuses. >> reporter: a official is calling the documents a mix of rumor and second hand information. they detail a variety of assessments about incidents over the last six years involving friendly fire, civilian casualties and intelligence officials from pakistan, a u.s. alley cooperating with taliban extremists. >> it is not the content as much as it is there are names, there are operations, there is logistics, there is sources, all of that information out in a public way has the potential, ed, to do harm.

>> reporter: it wasn't necessary to have this out there and really it doesn't tell you that much more than we didn't already know, that there is tension between the united states and pakistan. >> reporter: officials from the white house to the pentagon are condemning the leak they say could put lives at risk. but the general said these leaks will not impact our ongoing commitment to deepen our partnerships to defeat other common enemies and support the asprirgses of the afghan and pakistani people. they are studying the papers especially the ones about casualties and intelligence. a government spokesperson says they are shocked by the release but adds most of the information is not new. in washington, jennifer davis, fox news. >> an official announcement is expected out of bp later today on the fate of ceo tony hayward. he angered mappingy u.s. residents during the gulf oil with some of his comments. and today published reports say bp will likely make a decision about hayward at a meeting

tonight and that hayward will likely step down at any time before that announcement. the company is expected to name bp's managing director bob lud deas his replacement. he grew up near the gulf of mississippi and is london for that meeting. if chose especially he would be the first american to lead bp. more than a dozen lightning sparked fires are burning in california today, about 15 fires are burning in remote areas. the largest has burned 200 acres in an area near trailer lake. the fire started after storms and lightning came through in the area saturday night. no homes or buildings are threatened by the fires and there are no reports of any injures. let's check in now with our meteorologist steve paulson. i have not heard too much about fires this season, have we? no, we have not tori -- [overlapping speakers] [ inaudible ] >> -- step on you --

[overlapping speakers] [ inaudible ] >> -- and october, but for us, boy, it is -- it is a very cool pattern. you can see west-southwest at fairfield to 29 miles per hour, they had gusts about 30, 7, almost 40 out of the west- southwest and even a west- southwest santa rosa south- southwest 10, that is at vacaville so you know if it is getting a sea breeze it is making it out to the valley. some of the areas fog has burned off, for others though it is still a cloudy cloudy morning and even into the afternoon. and you can see over the bay lots of low clouds and fog and that means temperatures are held in check big time. so extensive low clouds and fog it and looks like -- [ inaudible ] >> -- for another round of very very far push inland for inland areas tomorrow. you can expect some fog again. not everybody gets it but a big chunk forecast area does. cool tomorrow. cool to mild this week. maybe a warm up this weekend but all signs point to a cool end to july. you can see that thunderstorm activity yesterday and a little bit starting to pop up. i will get out of the way so you can see it lang the sierra,

most of that looks to be a little bit more to the lee side today as the wind direction turns to the west-southwest but it is close. 50s, 60s and 70s, if you can't get that marine influence, the fog lake county and inland areas still in the 90s but temperatures are kind of creeping down more so even well inland. 50s, 60s, 70s. 57 san francisco, san jose is the warmest at 70. livermore-concord only 68. no problem in vegas warming up, already 100, reno at 86. but 53 eureka, 72 sacramento, there is your delta breeze and 50s and 60s down to southern california. thunderstorms continue to pop up but they are pushing east. it is the low clouds and fog associated with the system coming in right there, that is carving itself out. that means a big cooling trend so night and morning low clouds and fog, slow to burn off for some, very cool well below average temperatures into wednesday. slight rebound end of the week but that is about it.

not by the coast. low overcast up around 2500 feet, sunny, breezy to windy, cooler away from the coast, 50s to near 80s, low 80s, mid-80s and lake county still 90s but temperature trend is down, in fact it is rather cold if you are stuck in that fog. that will continue into tuesday and wednesday and it looks like much change go the coast. warmer inland but not much. >> yeah, boy, it has been -- [overlapping speakers] [ inaudible ] >> -- back down -- >> -- steve -- >> -time -- >> -- rules that expand a practice called jamie breaking on smart cell phones like apple's eye phone. this means the phone-owner can break electronic locks on cell phones legally no a flub of purposes. one new rule allows users to download applications that are not on the apple store. another makes it possible to

switch carriers by means of a software hack. the purpose of the rules are to allow users appropriate access to material that is not protected by copyright laws. hollywood has come to the oakland coliseum. movie crews have moved into place this noontime for production of the new film money ball. it is based on the book about oakland a's manager billy beane and how he engineered a team that won 103 games in 2002 in spite of having one of the smallest payrolls in major league baseball. the movie stars brad pitt as bean. the producers are looking for extras to help fill the stands. to find out how to be in the movie go to our web page at ktvu.com and click son the web links section to find out -- and -- all right. moving on. passengers who use a major bay area bus system could be in for another week of rough rides. also some people who grow their own grapes in the north bay are being told to throw those grapes away.

a live look at the big board on wall street. stocks rising today after the government reported a better than expected jump in new home sales and shipping giant fed ex raised its profit outlook. the dow is moved back into the black for the year. the dow is currently up 73. the nasdaq is up 20. the price of gas is up but only slightly in the last two

weeks. the latest survey show the national average is $2.74. that is an increase of less than two cents in the last week. in san francisco a gallon averages $3.24, which is the same price from a week ago. in oakland and san jose the price is $3.18, which is less than a penny more. you can find the least expensive gasoline prices around the bay, just go to our website at ktvu.com, click on the business tab and choose consumer from the drop down menu. people who ride ac transit may have more delays this week because of an ongoing contract dispute. about 200 drivers called in sick every day last week. that caused big delays for some passengers and left others stranded. workers are upset about a newly imposed contract that shifted hours and boosted health insurance premiums. an arbitrator is set to meet with both sides on friday. starting today napa residents will receive postcards telling them to throw away any grapes they have grown on their property this year. napa county officials are trying to protect all grapes from the european grapevine moth, which invaded the county last year. agriculture experts say destroying small patches of grapes like the ones grown by

amateurs will eliminate a major food source for the moths. the order does not apply to commercial grape growers. imagine entering your very first marathon and winning it? that is what happened to a stanford student at this year's san francisco marathon. in fact 25-year-old keith bechtel set a course record yesterday, fishing the race in 2:23:28. some 24,000 people registered for the race. the course started along the embarcadero went along the fisherman's wharf, the marina and across the golden gate bridge. coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00, new information shows that crime in state parks has tripled in the last decade. tonight at 5:00 we will take a look at what is happening when crimes in one of the most popular bay area parks, that story and more coming up in our next newscast, ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. thanks for watching. have a great day.

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